MARION PROGRESS
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY
established 1896
MARION, N. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 21,. 1929
VOL* XXXIV—NO. 20
CmZENSFORM
LAW, ORDER BODY
J. Q. Gilkey Elected President
of Association at a Meeting
Here During the Week.
REVIVAL IN PROGRESS
AT METHODIST CHURCH
The citizens of Marian held a
inass meeting this we«k, after sever
al preliminary meetings, and org^a-
nized a Law and Order Association
for the purpose of creating and
moulding public sentiment in favor
of support of the constituted author
ities in all matters pertaining to the
suppression of lawlessness, and fur
ther for the purpose of ‘aiding the
press in obtaining correct informa
tion of any grievances growing out
-of the labor disturbances of McDow
ell county, and further for the object
of acting as a volunteer conciliatory
body to hear grievances with the
view of lending its good offices to- j desire, or want will be a Christian.
ward their fair and peaceful adjust- There will be no need to worry
I about church attendance, financial
The officers elected ^ere: J. Q-! problems of the church, if those who
Gilkey, president; J. D. Blanton, j ^re ardent devotees to pray-
vice-president; J. W. Streetman, gj, praying Christian will be lib-
Dr. Thurston B. Price, who states
that he hails from the “show me”
state and now in the state famed
for its hospitality, opened up a two
weeks evangelistic engagement to
further the work of Christianity, on
Sunday morning, Nov. 17th, at the
Mrst Methodist Church of Marion.
There was a fair attendance at the
initial service; but due to the in
clement weather conditions and ser
vices at other churches, there were
several vacant seats.
The theme on which Dr. Price
based his sermon was read from St.
Paul’s writings
Dr. Price in the accentuated drawl
of the typical southerner chose for
his opening sermon the subject of
“Prayer—Real Downright, Earnest,
Intelligent Prayer”.
He conveyed the idea that those
who pray, with the right kind of re
ligious background, will most as
suredly be rewarded. The persons
who pray with a great passion
vice-president; H. D. Bishop, secre-
tary-treasurer. An executive com
mittee was appointed to serve with
the officers as ex-officio members.
eral. He will tithe.
Dr. Price pointed out four great
reasons why prayer was essential
first, it eliminates harmful tempta-
composed of J. L. Morgan, C. A. second, you are glorified in
"Workman, C. F. James, G. C. Con
ley and E. A. Beaman.
The movement for such an organ
ization was started only a few days' secret of guidance!
ago by members of McDowell Post | There will be two services
the sanctification of the soul; third,
you live from day to day to greater
deeds of goodness; fourth, it is the
MONTH BUSY ONE
FOR aUB WOMEN
Sponsor Programs for Educa
tion, National Book Week,
American Home Sunday.
* November has been a busy month
for the club woman. Education
Week, National Book Week, and
American Home Sunday are nation
wide progn^ms that are being spon
sored by the National Federation of
Woman’s Clubs.
The week closing Sundmy 17th
was known as American Education
Week; National Book Week will be
observed from Nov. 17th to 23rd;
and the Sunday preceding Thanks-
,giving will be American Home Sun
day. ^
Every day in the education week
program some specific phase of edu
cation was emphasized; Armistice
day/ education for citizenship; home
and school day, education for wor
thy home membership; know your
school day, education for mastery
of tools, technics, and spirit of
learning; school opportunity day,
education for vocational and eco
nomic effectiveness; health day, edu
cation for health and safety; com
munity day, education for worthy
use of leisure; for God and country,
ethical character.
Beginning on the 17th, the closing
i day of Education Week, Book Week
each! focuses national attention especial-
No. 56 of the American Legion of
Marion. It is stated that the Ameri
can Legion was prompted to initiate
this movement by Major W. V.
Copeland and Captain A. M. Carroll
who are at present stationed in Mar
ion at the instance of Governor
Gardner. Since the organization of
the Citizens Association, there has
been outspoken and widespread ap
proval of the action, both by the of
ficers and members of the Kiwanis
Club and the officers and members
of the local Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. J. Q. Gilkey, president of the
association, in an interview, has
made it clear that the primary ob
ject of this organization will be to
aid the Governor and the enforce
ment officers of McDowell county in
the execution of the law and to serve
as an impartial clearing house of in
formation for conciliation and ad
justment of differences that may
arise in the present situation.
day at 10 o’clock each morning and! >" the subject of boys’ and girls’
at 7:30 each evening for two weeks. Annie Miller Pless, of
Special attention is called to the! Marion, chairman of the literature
evening service tonight when Dr. j department of the State federation,
Price will talk to the ^oung men | desirous that North Carolina
SCHOOL OBSERVES
EDUCATION WEE
COUNTY WIDE TEACHERS
MEETING AT CLINCHFIELD
Pleasant Gardens School Oh-j
serves Week with Splendid;
Program; School Facts.
and women, on the subject.
Trail of an American Boy”.
ATTEMPT MADE TO ROB
THE COCA COLA PLANT
Last Thursday at midnight, yegg-
men visited the Coca-Cola bottling
company of Marion and tried to
blow the door off of the safe. They
had a second hole drilled in prepa
ration of giving it a second shot,
when night officers C. A. Nichols
and George Allison, in making their
regular rounds of inspection, dis
turbed them from their activities.
They left so abruptly that they for
got to take seven steel bits, one
brace, on6 wood bit, a Ford tire tool,
a two and one-half foot wrecking
bar, and nine feet of dynamite fuse
that they had brought with them.
The yeggmen broke a glass out
of the rear door of the office in
hopes of reaching their hand
through and turning 'catch and en
tering; but the door had a Yale
lock, which only a key would unlock.
They then drilled a row of holes
through the service door to the
plant proper, and bursted out the
paneling. They then broke out the
big glass in the door that leads from
the plant to the office, and commen
ced work.
Messrs. Nichols and i^ison had
their attention attracted when they
heard a door slam at the Coca-Cola
plant when they were making an in
spection of the Ballew Motor Com
pany. The door slamming was evi
dently a sign of the robbers’ flight.
South Carolina police reported
that there were two convicts at
large, one a safe-blower and the
other a yeggman. A Ford model T
car was found near the city limits
of Marion bearing a South Carolina
license and out of gas, the afternoon
before the attempted robbery.
Mrs. R. J. Noyes has been reap
pointed chairman for Marion of the
annual Christmas seal sale, which
begins next week. Plans for the sale
will be announced next week.
fiorn, to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Tyler,
Nov. 14, a daughter.
‘The clubs in this general movement “to
bring the child and the book togeth
er”. She would make the book week i
MARION AND FOREST CITY the starting point for year-round ac- j
TO PLAY HERE WEDNESDAY; tivity on the part of the clubs in pro-j
I moting the habit of reading among i
As the final football game in the | the boys and girls of the community.'
season Marion’s battling high school | At the biennial council meeting
squad will meet Forest City in Mar-j at Swampscott, Mass., last May, the
ion on Wednesday before Thanks-' following resolution was adopted:
“Resolved, that the General Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs observe
the Sunday immediately preceding
Thanksgiving day as American home
Sunday, and in order to bring about
a general observance of the day in
every community, we urge all fed
eration groups to ask the clergy of
their communities to co-operate with
the general federation, by giving
giving Day.
Last Friday the Hawn-Beam com
bination sent Hendersonville back
to their mountain home with a 14-0
defeat. The game was hard fought
and left several of the Marion boys
with slight injuries, however, all are
expected to be in shape for the game
with Forest City.
Little is known concerning Forest
City’s method of attack, but much emphasis in their sermons on that
has been heard of a certain boy I day to the vital importance of religi
called Blanton who is the backfield ous training in the home.*'
ace of the enemy. That galloping
ghoast will be hard to stop and re
ports have it that he, with the aid of
his team mates, will easily^ defeat
Marion, but if such is the case they
will well know that they have been
in a football game before, the con
test is over.
The local coaches know that For
est City is strong for they lost only
one or two men from last year’s
squad and they had a strong team
during 1928. With another season’s
work together they should present
a much stronger squad this year,
and Marion had a full day’s work
defeating them a year ago.
But Forest City will not catch
Marion unaware. Coaches Hawn and
Beam are hard at work preparing a
defense that hopes to cope with the
fleet feet of such men as this Blan
ton. Marion’s only hope of victory
lies in a strong line with ends that
will box in the enemy’s backs.
Coach Hawn is spending a goodly
portion of his time perfecting plays
for offensive work. Assistant Coach
Beam is spending much time with
the line preparing it for the final
tilt of the season.
The probable lineup for Marion
will be: Bowditch, center; Moore
and Mashbum or Glenn, guards;
Captain Gilkey and Clay, tackles;
Williams and Ledbetter, ends; Ouzts
quarterback; Roper and Finley or
Rabb, halfbacks; Martin, fullback.
Mrs. T. E. Browne, of Raleigh,
chairman of the American home de
partment of the North Carolina fed
eration, is appealing to the cltrb
women of the state to join in a gen
eral observance of the day. An arti
cle in the October issue of the Gen
eral Federation News on “Cultural
and Spiritual Aspects of the Home
Are Emphasized,” stresses the point
that “a home that lacks reverence
and respect for the sacred things of
life is a menace to the community
in which it is placed.”
“No amount of so-called culture
or prosperity or refinement of en
vironment canserve as a substitute
for that which develops and enrich
es character and arouses in our
youth the spirit of reverence for
things that are holy,” it is pointed
out. Furthermore, it was stated, if
parents could be induced to recog
nize more fully their moral obliga
tion to their children, campaigns
for law observance would not have
to be conducted nor would the Na
tional Crime' Commission be able to
report the cost of crime’ for one
year as “nearly thirteen billion
dollars”.
STILL CAPTURED IN
HIGGINS TOWNSHIP
Rockhouse Creek, in Higgins
Township, was the location of an
other still capture, when B.E. Hend-
ley, and Revenue Officer John Banks
arrived on the scene last Saturday
afternoon about 4 o’clock.
It was a 60 galon capacity copper
still. There was neither mash nor
TO IMPROVE HIGHWAY NO. 19
The Sitate Highway Conunission
will let bids on Dec. 17th for the
construction of highway No. 19
from Marion to the Rutherford
county line, a distance of 11 miles.
It will be graded and topsoited and
will cost about $85,000, including
structures, ^etc. It is likely that it
will be put into readiness to be oiled
next spring.
This highway is now being oiled
from here to the McDowell county
line.—Rutherford News.
-
In an effort to promote a better
understanding of educational prob
lems in the state, county, and the lo
cal community. Pleasant Gardens
School observed American Educa
tion Week November 12-17, in a
most practical way. Beginning with
the first of the week, each teacher
put special stress upon the practice
of good citizenship in the classroom,
on the playground, in the home, and
on the street. Sand tables, and other
devices> served to exhibit practical
work by the pupils.
On Monday of this week every pu
pil in the elementary grades wrote
letters to their parents inviting
them to spend a day in the school,
observing how the actual work of
the school is being carried on. In
spite of the inclement weather sev
eral parents accepted these invita
tions, and many of them have ex
pressed themselves as being fa
vorably impressed at the work that]
is being done. Methods have chang
ed, of course, but the main purpose
of education, the building of charac
ter and an intelligent citizenship, is
essentially the same as it was years
ago when our fathers attended
school in the one-roomed school-
house, and “we all studied out loud”
On Friday night, Nov. 15* a gen
eral “Know Your School” educa
tional program was g^iven. This pro
gram consisted of the following:
Bible reading and prayer by Mr. G.
B. Woody. Song, “America”. Two
numbers by the Primary Band. Dec
lamation, “Universal Education,”
Joe Patton. Songs: “N. C. Hills”
and “Carolina”, by Grammar grade
pupils.
Following this program, several
splendid talks were made along the
line of education,, particularly in the
local community. Supt. A. V. Nolan
was the principal speaker of the ev
ening. He pointed out that the peo-'
pie of this district were fortunate to
have a high standard of ihstruction
at a minimum cost. The local school
taxes have been reduced to. an ex
tremely low figure in the last two
years. In 1927 the local tax was 30
cents; 1928, 27 cents; and in 1929
it was reduced to only 20 cents.
“This does not mean,” h6 added,
“that the standard of instruction
has been lowered, nor have cheaper
teachers been employed.” What a
wonderful accomplishment to the
credit of the people of North Caro
lina, that the opportunity for a high
school education is laid at the door
of every boy and girl ih the state,
regardless of social rank or financial
circumstances.”
After this speech, four members
of the local school committee, J. C.
Burnett, J. E. Jimeson, J. C. Rabb,
and Mrs. W. H. Greenlee, each gave
brief, but pointed talks about the
school, urging * better co-operation
and pointing to a bigger and more
efficient school every year.
During the course of the exercises
charts and graphs were presented
showing many school facts, some of
which are as follows: Value of the
school property at Pleasant Gardens
1924, $2,000; 1929, $75,000; num
ber of pupils Enrolled 1924, 150; in
1929, 500; value of .school property
in McDowell county in 1900, 41,500;
value in 1928, $1,032,006. The cost
of transportation of pupils per cap
ita was less in North Carolina than
in any other state in the Union, be
ing $12.24 in 1928-29. The cost ran
ges from these figurop to $50.00 per
capita in Arizona, Tennessee nearest
approaching N. C. with $16^40 per
capita. These figures Were taken
from' State School Facts, published
by. the Department of Education,
Raleigh, a bulletin which will be
niailed free to any citizen of the
state, upon application.
Last Saturday morning there was
a county-wide teachers meeting at
Clinchfield mill school >ouse for the
purpose of profesaonal study for
the public school teachers of Mc
Dowell county.
This year, the teachers are mak
ing a study of the teaching of read
ing, for reading is the most impor
tant subject concerning the student
in his acquisition of knowledge.
The teachers are taking a great
deal of interest in this work. In. all
the departments they are doing ev
erything possible in order to develop
themselves professionally.
The teaching profession in Mc
Dowell county has a good spirit and
the teachers for the most part hold
high certificates.
At the general meeting, before
the various groups assembled for
professional study, Mr. Fred Aber-
nethy, of the North Cove School,
made an interesting talk on teachers
doing community work and learning
the real conditions of life of all the
patrons of the school.
Much work of this nature is being
done in the county. The teachers are
required to make the visits in the
homes of their pupils. By knowing
each other better, a much better
grade of work^can be achieved, Mr.
Abernethy stated.
Miss Mamie Stacy, who has been
principal of the East Marion School
for a number of years, addressed the
teachers on how to keep a school
standard that is standard. She went
thoroughly into the state require
ments for an elementary standard
school and spent most of her time on
discussing the achievements of the
pupils and the kind of work done
by the teachers rather than the phy
sical equipment. However, she did
spend some time on the physical
equipment, which is very essential
for a standard school, and has in her
school not only the things required
and suggested, but in many instan
ces much more.
Mr. Robert McGimsey, McDowell
County welfare officer, was asked by
the county superintendent to speak
on “When to Call ^n Attendance
Officer”. He went into the economic
PRESENT SCHOOL
FLAG AND BIBLE
Junior Order of Old Fort Pre
sents Bi)>le and Flag to the
Pleasant Gardens Schoal.
On Sunday, November 17th, at 2
o’clock, the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics, Mt. Mitchell
Council 194 of Old Fort, presented
Pleasant Gardens School with an
American flag and a Bible. Although
the weather was very rainy, a large
delegation was present from Old
Fort, as well as a number from the
local community.
The program was opened with the
singing of “America”, after which
Mr. G. B. Woody led in prayer. The
Bible was presented by Prof. S. B.
Smithey, principal of Old Fort High
School. His speech reflected the us
ual simplicity and sincerity of the
man himself as he related some of
^e values of “the greatest of
books”. The Bible was then accepted
by R. B. Phillips, principal of Pleas
ant Gardens School, with a brief ex
pression of gratitude to the order
for the gift in behalf of the school,
and he expressed his intention of
using it in inculcating its principles
into the hearts and lives of the pu
pils of the school.
Following this acceptance, the
flag was presented by Professor Le-
Fevre of Rutherford College. In the
course of his speech he rose to the
oratory of revolutionary days, re
viewing the cost in blood and in
money of the flag in the past, and
incidentally, mentioned the impend
ing need of protection of the flag in
the present and the future
Mr. Phillips again responded by
statin'^ that his hope was that the
flag would not only be an emblem
for brave men on (the battle field,
but an emblem for brave men in
time of peace,. “It is a wonderful
thing,” he said, “for a man to be
willing to die for his country, but it
is more wonderful, and more diffi
cult for one to live for his country,
and social conditions of life in detail time was when almost all the
and made a very informative and in
teresting talk.
STATE ENDS TESTIMONY
IN INSURRECTION TRIAL
heroes in our public school histories
were warriors, and they deserve
honor; but there are today, and will
be in the future, other heroes of
peace of whom our poets may sing.
There are other battles to fight
against sin and ignorance whereby
we may honor our flag.” The exer
cises concluded by a song and pray
er. The Junior Order is to be com
mended fbr its work in many schools
in different parts of the country.
Prosecution began in earnest last
Friday, when both sides finally
agreed on the jury, for trying Alfred
Hoffman, Wes Fowler, W. L. Hogan,
Del Lewis, and J. Hugh Hall of in
surrection and rebellion against the
state.
Sheriff Oscar F. Adkins was the
first witness to take the stand, and
was gruelled for six hours by a vol- The Junior Class of the Marion
ley of questions in the cross-examin- j High School were the runners up in
ing. Miss Margaret Goforth, nurse, the Red Cross drive staged here last
followed Sheriff Adkins on the wit-1 week turning in a grrand total of
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
DRIVE IS CONTINUED
ness stand. She stated that Hoffman
told the workers that if they attemp
ted to go in the mill to work to
“bring them out, if you have to
knock them down and drag them
out”. Deputy Sheriff Ben Hendley
was the next witness, and he cor
roborated all that Sheriff Adkins
said.
Charles Vickers, nephew of Sam
Vickers, one of the six men killed in
the shooting in front of the gate of
the Marion Manufacturing company
on the morning of October 2, testi
fied as a state witness in the trial of
Alfred Hoffman and four others.
Vickers testified that he was once a
member of the union, but not now.
He said he joined the union in July
$167..00, stated J. S. Goode, chair
man of this campaign.
The quota alotted to McDowell
county has fallen short due to bad
weather. But the campaign leaders
last Monday night decided to con
duct a vigorous drive throughout
the rest of this week to fill their
quota.
The chairman and officials repre
senting the Red Cross appreciate the
co-operation shown by the citizens
of Marion and community.
JOHN D. LAUGHRIDGE
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Mr. John David Laughridge, aged
, died at his home at Dysartsville
and was a member 7or' thVeewe£'November 19th. The fnn
Announcement is nmde through
the merchants Association that the
Stores, with the exception of the
liquor located. From the aspects of j drug stores, will be closed on Thanks
the still the brewers had already i giving Day, in keeping with the us-
•made their run. No arrest was made. 1 ual custom.
Governor O^ Max Gardner has ap-
j pointed J. Quince Gilkey a delegate
I to represent North Carolina at the
American Game Conference to be
held at the Pennsylvania Hotel in
New York City on December 2nd
and 3rd.
Both the Merchants & Farmers
I Bank and thfe First National Bank
I will be closed next Thursday in ob-
Iservance of Thanksgiving Day.
and that he attended quite a number
of meetingfs when Hoffman and Ho
gan were the speakers. Hoffman us
ually presided.
Winding up the presentation of
Its evidence with the testimony of
character witnesses for witnesses
previously heard, the defense attor
neys moved for non suit of the cases
at completion of state’s evidence.
The attorneys were in the midst of*
arguments upon the motion when
Judge G. V. Cowper, presiding, ad
journed court for the night.
The Marion murder trial of the
eight McDowell county deputy sher
iffs accused of shooting to death six
textile strikers will be tried for
murder in Yancey county court at a
special term of court to begin De
cember 9, which was ordered by
Governor Gardner with Judge G. V.
Cowper presiding. Judge Cowper
riamed Burnsville, the county seat of
Yancey, as the place for this trial.
eral was conducted from the Trinity
Baptist Church at 2 p, m. Wednes
day by Rev. D. C. Ballard.
The floral tribute was exceptional
ly beautiful with, a multitude of
flowers.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, four sons, and three daugh
ters; also 39 grandcahildren and 39
great grandchildren.
THANKSGIVING DISPLAY AT
NATIONAL UTILITIES CO.
It is a clear and evident fact that
Thanksgiving is fast approaching,
if one would observe the realistic
turkey “gobbler” and pumpkin dis
played in the windows, of the Nation
al Utilities Company.
The rustic scene carries us back
to memories of our forefathers,
when they brought their maize, tur
keys, pumpkins, etc., to the village
center to celebrate the completioa
of the harvest season.
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